[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E371-E372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO ANGELITA ``ANGIE'' MONT O'BRIEN

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 15, 2006

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Angelita ``Angie'' 
Mont O'Brien, of Pasadena, CA. Each year in March, in recognition of 
Women's History Month, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our Nation's women.
  Born in Los Angeles, where her parents had emigrated from Spain, 
Angie attended Los Angeles and Pasadena public schools. She received a 
bachelor of arts from the University of California Los Angeles in 1953, 
a master's degree from California State University Los Angeles in 1963, 
and a California Elementary Teaching Credential.
  Angie taught in the Pasadena Unified School District, PUSD, for over 
40 years. During her long career, she was an elementary school teacher, 
a guidance counselor, a Curriculum Resource teacher and an Opportunity 
Room counselor. A founding member of PUSD's Adopt-A-School District 
Advisory Committee, she initiated and implemented the Tutoring and 
Homework Assistance Program for PUSD and served on many PUSD 
committees.
  When Ms. O'Brien volunteers for an organization, she jumps in 
wholeheartedly, whether it's chairing a fundraising dinner, designing 
invitations, developing long-term plans, or helping to oversee a school 
bond measure. Her list of community involvement is impressive. Past 
activities include serving as president of the Pasadena Parent Teacher 
Association,

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PTA, Council Board of Directors, vice president of Glenn's Hope, a 
Pasadena Foothill Valley YWCA board member and Altadena Christian 
Children's Center board member. She was a Pasadena city commissioner on 
the Commission on the Status of Women and the Human Services 
Commission. Some of the current organizations she serves include as a 
board member of Child Care Information Services, Pasadena City College 
Measure ``P'' Bond Oversight Committee, Women at Work, Pasadena 
Beautiful, Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women, Pasadena 
Planned Parenthood, and Delta Kappa Gamma. Angie is the vice president 
of the San Rafael Library Associates and the president of the Rose Bowl 
Bruins Board of Directors.
  Angie has received many awards over the years for her service to the 
community, including four from the Pasadena PTA, the 1985 Pasadena 
Council of Women's Clubs Volunteer of the Year Award and the Pasadena 
YWCA Second Century Award in 1985.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring an 
extraordinary woman of California's 29th Congressional District, 
Angelita ``Angie'' Mont O'Brien.

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